Just to let you know, noise sensitivity is not related to #bipolardisorder. It’s a mood disorder, nothing to do with the body. Maybe you should talk to another doctor, unless your self diagnosing; do some research yourself.

— Andrew (@nowyouthink) July 17, 2018

For about 5 years, ever since I had graduated from The University of Toronto (Scarborough Campus), I’ve been in what seemed to me an endless battle of what mental health is really. Most people who argue with me say something along the lines “Well this is what I read/have been told” , “I’ve done my own research” or “Your not a doctor so what do you know”. Even at the slightest hint of disproval, or indication that they are wrong, they retreat into their shell and continue on.

Not even considering the possibility of themselves being wrong, this is exemplary of narcissistic behaviour.

Recently I had a tussle with a staff member for The Mighty, who claimed that noise sensitivity is because of her bipolar disorder. No, that’s not an excuse. Her name is Elizabeth Cassidy, we had a run in over twitter because I followed her and wanted to shadow her; hopefully becoming a writer or staff member for the mighty myself. However when she had tweeted that the noise sensitivity is caused by her having bipolar disorder, I fired back with a firm no and explained to her that bipolar disorder was a mood disorder, after which she said she said it is because she had “done her own research”.

Linking, but is it because of your bi-polarr disorder? Is your bi-polar disorder what causes you DIRECTLY to be sensitive to noise. Nope.

— Andrew (@nowyouthink) July 17, 2018

Long story short, she has blocked me on Twitter. I find that a lot of misguided individuals (not just men, Mr. Jordan Peterson) are very much afraid of discussing ideas that go against their already set beliefs. When they can’t defend their erroneous belief; they just give up and push that person away.

Like a child, this was her reply;

I am a survivor of a Traumatic Brain Injury, noise and stimulation easily bothers me. This is different than having bi-polar disorder as areas of my brain and certain regions are damaged. Essentially it’s like having to re-learn how to function with a new brain all over again, except this time you have limitations (especially in motor function or movement). Yet at the same time, if I didn’t learn how to cope with this, I wouldn’t be successful in academia, or the workplace, or life in general.

So yeah when someone tweets erroneously about their disorder, I am going to challenge it. Especially when that person works for a site that’s here to help educate people about mental health conditions and disabilities. My final response, when are we going to learn to account for our actions, for the things we do or say?

— Andeluuu